Category: Human Rights

December 09, 2020 Press Contacts Andrew Hollinger Director, Communications 202.437.1221 ahollinger@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint Jared Smith of Florida to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.   ###   View All Museum News Releases Content from United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Originally published at https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/press-releases/president-trump-to-appoint-new-council-member

December 15, 2020 Press Contacts Andrew Hollinger Director, Communications 202.437.1221 ahollinger@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council: Max Miller of Ohio Michael S. Glassner of New Jersey    A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United…

December 15, 2020 Press Contacts Raymund Flandez: Communications Officer 202.314.1772 rflandez@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has won the 2020 Shorty Social Good Award for Best Cultural Institution for its innovative Stay Connected campaign, which has engaged millions of viewers online through a Facebook Live program series that examines Holocaust history…

December 23, 2020 Press Contacts Andrew Hollinger Director, Communications 202.437.1221 ahollinger@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council: Richard Grenell of California Martin Oliner of New York Susan Levine of Arizona A living memorial to the Holocaust,…

January 06, 2021 Press Contacts Andrew Hollinger Director, Communications 202.437.1221 ahollinger@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit   UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM CONDEMNS PRAISING ADOLF HITLER WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum unequivocally condemns any leader trying to advance a position by claiming Adolf Hitler was “right.” Adolf Hitler’s Germany plunged Europe into the…

December 13, 2021   Press Contacts Kristy Buechner Communications Specialist 202.314.1754 kbuechner@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit   UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES  THE MALTZ FAMILY NAMES THE MUSEUM’S EXHIBITION PROGRAM    WASHINGTON, DC – The Milton and Tamar Maltz Family Foundation of Cleveland, OH, recently joined the Museum’s Chairman’s Circle with an additional $6 million…

January 13, 2022   Press Contacts Kristy Buechner Communications Specialist 202.314.1754 kbuechner@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit     U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM’S   FIRST PERSON: CONVERSATIONS WITH  HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS  CONTINUING THROUGH 2022   Free virtual program features survivors sharing their experiences in their own words Free resources for teachers available to accompany the programs   WASHINGTON, DC…

January 13, 2022   Press Contacts Kristy Buechner Communications Specialist 202.314.1754 kbuechner@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit     U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM’S   FIRST PERSON: CONVERSATIONS WITH  HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS  CONTINUING THROUGH 2022   Free virtual program features survivors sharing their experiences in their own words Free resources for teachers available to accompany the programs   WASHINGTON, DC…

January 16, 2022 Press Contacts Andrew Hollinger Director, Communications 202.437.1221 ahollinger@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM STATEMENT ON TEXAS SYNAGOGUE HOSTAGE TAKING  WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is enormously relieved that the situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, has ended with all hostages safe. We commend the…

January 20, 2022 Press Contacts Andrew Hollinger Director, Communications 202.437.1221 ahollinger@ushmm.org Museum Press Kit UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM WELCOMES UNITED NATIONS’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND DISTORTION   WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling on member states to counteract Holocaust denial…